He is also a competitive bodybuilder who steps on stage at around 195lbs.Layne is competing at about 10lbs away from show weight which is super lean.It may shorten it by centimeters but that is enough to help you break a new PR.Let’s say you normally compete at a weight class of 93kg but for this next meet you wanted to drop down to the 83kg class.

Next lets look at Layne Norton– Layne is 5’10 and competes in the 93kg class.I normally sit around 185-190lbs, within a couple of week’s time I bulked up to 217lbs eating roughly 5,500 calories per day. Extra fat does nothing but sit on your frame, which adds pressure to your joints. I did add some muscle to my frame but not much more than if I would have bulking up slowly.Mike Tuchscherer – Mike is around 5’9 265lbs of brick sh! Mike is far from overweight; he carries a ton of muscle on his frame and is super strong.There is no reason why a powerlifter needs to look like a couch potato.Fat can actually be good for a powerlifter because having bodyfat can change your leverages.